Haakon IV of Norway

Haakon IV of Norway (April 1210-16 December 1276), also called Haakon Haakonsson or Haakon the Old, was the King of Norway from 1217 to 1276. He succeeded Inge II of Norway and was succeeded by Magnus VI of Norway.

Biography
Haakon Haakonsson was born in Folkenborg in Norway, and became King of Norway in 1217 at the age of 7. He succeeded his mother Inge II of Norway, and set out to campaign in Scotland, arriving in 1268. As of 1258, the Kingdom of the Isles had encompassed much of Scotland's outer isles, as well as the Isle of Man, Wick, and other lands.

King Haakon was accompanied to Wick by an army of Viking raiders, and once he made landfall, he began to plot his expansion inland to add more Scottish lands to his domain. Before he could do so, Scotland pre-emptively invaded his domain in Wick. They were defeated twice in their attempt to attack Haakon's advance guard under Captain Haakon, but in a third time, the battered Scots won the day. The Scots had a temporary victory, which cost them more than they gained. Haakon proceeded to besiege Inverness, governed by William of Angus, and he took it in 1274.

However, William Wallace besieged the city again in 1276, and the Scots retook the city with their large army. King Haakon was slain, dying in battle at the age of 77.